Biography

Michael S. Oleksyk, MD served as the Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for Baptist Health Care for 7 years. After retiring from his administrative positions, he has continued to practice as a Hospitalist, SNFist and Palliative Care physician, as well as providing critical care services in a major trauma center. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, and previously practiced both inpatient and outpatient medicine for 24 years. Dr. Oleksyk has provided leadership and expertise on behalf of HealthStream and other companies to hospitals and health systems across the country. He focuses specifically on physicians and senior leadership teams, speaking and coaching on physician engagement to achieve patient-centered outcomes. He is a national speaker who loves to share his experience as a physician and leader to help colleagues embrace strategies and tactics to create and sustain a culture that is centered on the patient. Prior to joining Baptist Health Care, Dr. Oleksyk served as Medical Director for a large multi-specialty medical group comprised of 165 doctors. He has been a team physician for two professional basketball teams, a drug-testing officer for United States Olympic Committee and the International Amateur Athletic Federation, and a certified Sports Medicine physician for the United States Olympic Committee. He has conducted over 1100 lectures nationally and internationally and is a recognized expert on Venous Thromboembolic (VTE) Disease. He also has served as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases, mainly in the areas of VTE Disease and anticoagulation issues.

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